Longtown Primestock Sale Report

C&D Auction Marts Limited had forward 10,064 sheep comprising of 4,268 prime lambs and 5,796 cast ewes & rams at their weekly sale at Longtown on Thursday 28th September 2023.

A mixed show of cast cows were forward and continued to meet a brisk trade throughout with more numbers required on a weekly basis to satisfy demand. The sale topped at £1,800 for a Charolais cow shown by D Baxter, Moss Side, Hethersgill, which also topped the price per kilo at 200p, with Limousins selling to 175p from TN & F Cowan, The Ash, Roadhead.

A larger show of 4,268 prime lambs forward. Well finished lambs continue to sell well whilst leaner sorts would be better marketed on a Tuesday here in the store.   

The sale peaked at 315p for Beltex lambs shown by K White, Morwood, Bardon Mill.  

Top per head of £178 for Zwartbles from BT Goldie, Townfoot, Mouswald.  

All classes of well finished lambs are wanted here at Longtown on a weekly basis to satisfy an ever-growing demand as numbers increase so do purchasers. Please do not hesitate to contact your auctioneers who will be pleased to take your calls.

Overall average 255.7p (SQQ 259.1p)

PRINCIPAL PRICES (PER KILO)

Beltex 315p Morwood, 302p Dykes, 300p Horsley Hill, 297p High Mossthorn, 293p Woodhouse, 290p Howard House.  

Texel 300p High West House, 297p Lingey Field, 295p West Millhills, 282p Maidencots, 281p Killiegruer, 280p Lingey Field.

Charmoise 276p Paulsland.

Suffolk 275p High Floweryhirst, 275p, 273p Coiliamy, 265p Outertown, 263p North House, 261p Chapel.  

Roussin 273p Cubbyhill.     

Charollais 266p West Mains of Turin, 261p Shandford, 257p Archerbeck.  

Cheviot 265p Castle Crawford, 262p Maidencots, 260p Lagalgarve, 257p Garvilland, 253p Gall.  

Lleyn 264p, 259p The Height.

Cheviot Mule 257p Bradley, 256p Highwood, 255p Southdean Lodge.   

Hampshire 257p Whinney Brow.    

Mule 255p Arnicle, 254p Foulshields, 251p Garvilland, 250p Ashfield.

North Country Cheviot 255p High Cairn.  

Blackface 242p Garvilland, 240p Pitland Hills, 239p Garvilland, 235p Pitland Hills.

PRINCIPAL PRICE (PER HEAD)

Zwartble £178 Townfoot.

Suffolk £160, £150 Snab, £137 West Newlands, £134 Tone Hall & Roxburgh Mains.  

Texel £150 Westhill, £144 Corneyside, £143, £139 The Nook, £138 Cubbyhill, £135 Incheoch & Langdyke.  

Mule £145 The Nook, £135 Bethesda, £125 Tone Hall.  

Beltex £140 Hen Moss, £135 Horsley Hill, £134 Solwaybank, £129 Morwood, £128 Corneyside.   

Charollais £129 Archerbeck, £123 Shandford.    

Lleyn £127, £119 The Height.

Cheviot £124 Garvilland.   

Another bumper show of 5,796 cast ewes and rams were forward to the same ringside of competitive purchasers. All classes slightly easier on the week albeit returns still in front of most centres this week. Best Texel ewes were in short supply and big demand.   

Texel ewes topped the sale at £290 from LM Strawhorn, Broomhillbank, Lockerbie.

Mule ewes topped at £118 from East Mains, with many heavy mules realising £108 plus.

Hill ewes topped at £116 for Cheviots from RJ & LA Acton, Bradley, Bardon Mill. Blackface ewes topped at £100 with the stronger end of Blackie ewes breaking £85.

Rams sold to £280 for Texels from J Elliot, Roxburgh Mains, Kelso.    

John Walton 07880 527 066

Daniel Lynn 07584 200 489

Sam Hogg 07584 207 323

Norman Douglas 07786 366 833

HEAVY EWES

Texel £290 Broomhillbank, £275 Craigmount, £260 Broomhillbank,

Beltex £188 Dykes.

Suffolk £140 Low Hallburn & Lower Reiss, £134 Viewley, £130 Loophill.

Charollais £134 Beckfoot, £128 West Mains of Turin, £127 Cadgillhead.  

North Country Cheviot £132 Dodgsonstown, £126 Dalmakethar, £121 Garvilland & Linton Bank Head.  

Blue Texel £125 Newbigging, £120 Dykes.

Mule £118 East Mains, £114 Greensburn, £112, £110 The Ha, £110 Tone Hall.

LIGHT EWES

Cheviot £116 Bradley, £102 Linton Bank Head, £100 Catslackburn & Marygate, £96 Bradley.

Easycare £105 Peddar Hill.

Blackface £100 Low Hallburn, £96, £90 North Middleton, £90 Whiteside, £89 North Middleton.  

Kendal Rough £78 Church View.    

Swaledale £67 West Newlands, £62 Whitton, £60 Linton Bank Head.   

RAMS

Texel £280, £200 Roxburgh Mains, £190 Smerral.

Suffolk £195 Smerral, £180 Bowsden Moor.      

Beltex £145 Greenah Hall, £140 Tercrosset.  

Averages:

Lambs

Light to           271.0p (230.6p)
Standard to      300.0p (255.2p)
Medium to      315.0p (260.4p)
Heavy to         276.0p (251.4p)
Overweight to 259.0p (235.4p)

Ewes
Light to           £116.00 (£58.87) 
Heavy to         £290.00 (£95.57)

Rams to           £280.00 (£97.71)

 

corresponding week 2022 sale report